These days, people love to integrate herbal powder into their diet. One of the most popular herbs is the drumstick leaves that are well-known for their numerous benefits. What are drumstick leaves and what drumstick leaves recipes can you make at home?
What are Drumstick Leaves?
Drumstick leaves refer to the moringa leaves, which are dubbed the miracle plant. The plant receives the name drumstick because of its unique shape. The leaves are packed with nutritional elements that are required for one’s health.
Although moringa has been widely used for centuries in traditional medicine, modern people just started to add it into their lifestyle. If you are clueless about how to use your moringa, follow the drumstick leaves recipes below and enjoy the benefits that the miracle plant has to offer.
What Recipes Can I Make with Drumstick Leaves?
There are many drumsticks leaves recipes to try at home, so make sure to stock on those miracle leaves. For beginners, try the recipes with moringa powder for a start, as the powder form is the simplest to use and purchase. So, shall we start?
Moringa Muffins with Coconut Butter Icing
What you need:
For the muffins
- 2tsp of moringa powder
- ½ cup of coconut flour
- ½ cup of tapioca flour
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup of honey
- ½ cup of pumpkin seeds
- ½ tsp of baking soda
- ½ cup of coconut oil
- ¼ tsp of salt
For the coconut butter icing
- ¾ cup of coconut butter
- 1 tbsp of coconut cream
- 2tbsp of honey
- ½ tsp of vanilla extract
- ½ tsp of cinnamon
- Grated raw dark chocolate
What to do:
For the muffins
- Line or grease a muffin tin.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius.
- Blend the moringa powder, coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, pumpkin seeds, and salt until the pumpkin seeds are well-ground.
- Add the eggs, honey, and oil into the mixture and blend until smooth.
- Put the dough into the mold, then store it in the toaster.
- Do a roast with duration 20-25 minutes, until the tester stick, comes out clean.
- Remove muffins and allow to cool.
For the coconut butter icing
- Blend all ingredients excluding the dark chocolate in a blender until smooth.
- With a spatula, smooth the coconut butter icing onto the top of the muffins.
- You can start to sprinkle the grated dark chocolate, then serve the muffins. You can also put muffins in the fridge to harden the icing.
Moringa Banana Pancake
What you need
- 1.5 banana
- 2 tbsp of moringa powder
- 10 tbsp of whole wheat flour
- ½ cup of all-purpose flour
- 11/4 cup of kefir or milk
- 2 eggs, large
- 21/2 cup of baking powder
- 1tsp of vanilla
- 2 tbsp of honey or sugar
- ½ tsp of salt
- Butter
- Maple syrup
What to do
Using a hand or stand mixer for preparation
- Mix moringa powder, flours, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and set it aside.
- Mash the ripe bananas until smooth in a small bowl.
- Add eggs into the small bowl and whisk it with the mashed bananas.
- Add kefir or milk, and vanilla into the banana mixture in the small bowl.
- Fold wet butter into the flour mixture in the medium bowl but do not over-mix it.
Cooking
- Heat the pan over medium heat and place butter onto it until sizzling.
- Pour the batter in equal amounts onto the hot pan and cook until the bubbles disappear. The upper part of the pancake should be a little bit puffed and the bottom part should be slightly browned.
- Flip the pancake and cook for a few minutes until the desired golden brown color.
- Remove the pancake from the pan and place it on the serving plate.
- Cook all the remaining pancake batter.
- Serve the pancake while it is hot and add some maple syrup.
Moringa Coconut Ice Cream
What you need:
- ½ tbsp of moringa powder
- 1 cup of milk (for creaminess, use cashew, macadamia, or pumpkin seed milk)
- 1 cup of coconut cream
- 11/2 tbsp of cashew nut butter
- 1tsp of vanilla paste
- Raw dark chocolate as toppings
What to do:
- Put all ingredients, excluding the raw dark chocolate, in a blender or food processor and blend it thoroughly.
- Place it in a container or lined bowl and freeze it in the freezer until it is firm.
- Once firm, blend it again for a few seconds until it becomes a bit soft and whipped.
- Serve the ice cream with sprinkled dark chocolate on top. Enjoy!
Moringa Guacamole
What you need
- ½ tsp of moringa powder
- 2 avocados
- 1 tomato
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled
- ½ jalapeno, seeded
- ¼ onion, skinned
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ tsp of sea salt
What to do
- Put the jalapeno, garlic, and onion in a food processor and they are all finely chopped.
- Cut the tomato and squeeze out some of the juice before adding the tomato wedges into the food processor. Blend until it is coarsely chopped and place the mixture into a small bowl.
- Cut the avocados and remove the pits, then add the avocado flesh into the tomato-garlic mixture in the small bowl. Add moringa powder, lime juice, and sea salt, then mash it with a fork until it is combined but a bit chunky.
- Serve the moringa guacamole and enjoy it with crackers or chips.
Where Can I Buy Drumstick Leaves?
Moringa in the form of powder may be the easiest one to use for beginners. Buy the moringa powder from a trustworthy supplier so that you get the best quality product that you can directly use in your drumstick leaves recipes.
Nusagro is a reputable supplier originating in Indonesia that offers moringa powder among many other herbal products. Since they have long records of best-selling herbal products and satisfied customer reviews, buying from them might be the best decision.
